Early Republic Vocabulary*

Commander in chief of the Continental Army during the American Revolution; 1st President of the United States

• George Washington

• Alexander Hamilton

• John Adams

• Thomas Jefferson

1796 speech by Washington urging U.S. to maintain neutrality and avoid permanent alliances with European nations

• Inaugural Speech

• Farewell Speech

• Letter to the Nations

• Olive Branch Petition

In 1794, farmers in Pennsylvania rebelled against Hamilton's excise tax on whiskey, and several federal officers were killed in the riots caused by their attempts to serve arrest warrants on the offenders. The incident showed that the new government under the Constitution could react swiftly and effectively to such a problem, in contrast to the inability of the government under the Articles of Confederation to deal with Shay's Rebellion.

• Shay's Rebellion

• Whiskey Rebellion

• Colonial Rebellion

• Patriot Rebellion

The number of terms a president can serve.

• 4 years

• 2 terms

• 8 terms

• 1 term

an example that may serve as a basis for imitation or later action

• president

• precedent

• George Washington

• impressment

1789-1795; First Secretary of the Treasury. He advocated creation of a national bank, assumption of state debts by the federal government, and a tariff system to pay off the national debt.

• Thomas Jefferson

• Alexander Hamilton

• George Washington

• John Adams

Match the following

• nullify

• Pay off all war debts, raise government revenues, create a national bank

• Hamilton's Financial Plan

• to cancel

• Impressment

• Forcing people into service, as in the Navy

Leaders = Alexander Hamilton, John Adams

Believed in strong national government

Believed in loose interpretation of Constitution (could stretch meaning)

Supported industry/manufacturing

Supported National Bank

Strong support in Northeast cities and wealthy South plantations

Liked Britain, disliked France

• Federalist Political Party

• Democratic-Republican Party

• No-Nothing Party

Match the following

• XYZ Affair

• A 1797 incident in which French officials demanded a bribe from U.S. diplomats

• Alien Act

• made it a crime to write, print, utter, or publish criticism of the president of government

• Sedition Act

• 1798 (JA), gave president authority to deport individuals whom he considered threat to US

Led by Thomas Jefferson, believed people should have political power, favored strong STATE governments, emphasized agriculture, strict interpretation of the Constitution, pro-French, opposed National Bank

• Federalist Political Party

• Democratic-Republican Political Party

• No-Nothing Party